arteries
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High blood pressure develops when the force of blood pushing through the arteries stays consistently elevated.
From Science Daily
Unlike high cholesterol, which presents an increased risk of heart disease, calcium in the arteries of the heart is the actual presence of disease.
Threatened arteries force shippers into lengthy, costly detours that ultimately hit consumers.
The study reviewed data from more than 246,822 adults in the United States diagnosed with atherosclerotic heart disease, which is caused by plaque buildup in the arteries.
From Science Daily
Chinatown was beginning to draw tourist traffic, but unfortunately the shop wasn’t on either of the two main arteries of the neighborhood.
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